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GLOS 3401W is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | GLOS 3401W Section 001: International Human Rights Law (19901)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (51 of 50 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course presents an introductory overview of the idea of human rights, its social and legal foundations and contemporary global issues. In the class, students will learn about the laws and procedures designed to protect the human rights of individuals and groups, with a special focus on the United Nations system. The course explores the conceptual underpinnings of human rights such as who is eligible to have rights, where those rights come from and who is responsible for guaranteeing them. Students will learn about how international laws are made and interpreted, and will consider the geo-political context which shapes human rights laws and procedures. Because of the evolving nature of the laws and issues in this field, students are encouraged to think analytically and ethically about how to address the many human rights challenges in the world today. The course will cover current human rights issues, including the right to health care, housing and other economic and social rights; and the right to life, freedom from torture and other civil and political rights. The course is writing intensive. The required paper for the class is a model complaint to the United Nations about a country and issue of the student's choosing. The class invites discussion and uses class exercises to engage students in the course material by shaping arguments for various legal fora.
- Class Notes:
- FFI -
- Class Description:
- International Human Rights law is designed to introduce students to issues, procedures and advocacy strategies involved in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. The class encourages students to analyze case situations and to evaluate the most effective methods to prevent human rights violations. Because of the evolving nature of the laws and issues in this field, students can participate as strategists and investigators on human rights issues. The instructor, Barbara Frey, is a lawyer and human rights activist.
- Learning Objectives:
- -the spectrum of international human rights laws, norms and practice, and a basic understanding of international humanitarian law;
-procedures used to protect human rights including United Nations political bodies and special procedures, UN treaty bodies, UN specialized agencies, peacekeeping operations, and international criminal tribunals; -current human rights issues in the United States, including accountability for torture, limits on freedom of expression, and discriminatory laws and practices;
-the tension between the concepts of universality and cult ural relativism in promoting human rights; andcurrent research on the causes of human rights violations.- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
15% Class Participation
- Exam Format:
- In class, short answer and essay.
- Class Format:
- 50% Lecture
25% Discussion
25% Other Style guest speaker, debates and other exercises
- Workload:
- 60 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19901/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 April 2018
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